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7.2

IBM Systems Director lets local users increase privileges

CVE-2015-1992 · published 11 years ago
Summary

The IBM Systems Director management software mishandles certain internal events, letting anyone with access to the server elevate their rights. This could let a regular user gain administrative control over the system. Apply the latest IBM patch or upgrade to a version where the fix is included.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
ibm systems_director 5.20
6.3.0.0
6.3.1.0
6.3.1.1
6.3.2.0
6.3.2.1
6.3.2.2
6.3.3.0
6.3.3.1
6.3.5.0
6.3.6.0
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:systems_director:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
IBM Systems Director 5.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.0.x, 6.2.1.x, 6.3.0.0, 6.3.1.x, 6.3.2.x, 6.3.3.x, 6.3.5.0, and 6.3.6.0 improperly processes events, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecifie...
IBM Systems Director 5.2.x, 6.1.x, 6.2.0.x, 6.2.1.x, 6.3.0.0, 6.3.1.x, 6.3.2.x, 6.3.3.x, 6.3.5.0, and 6.3.6.0 improperly processes events, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 14 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
7.2 High
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Timeline
Published23 Aug 2015
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2015-1992 · NVD
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